By on Feb 25, 2015 in Employee Benefits |

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the word “meaningful” means “Having a meaning or purpose, full of meaning, significant.” It’s a concept that’s decidedly absent in much of the retirement benefit education employers provide their workers. Sure, they may cover all the bases, from how much a worker can contribute and how those contributions can be made to...

By on Feb 11, 2015 in Employee Benefits |

When it comes to engagement, employers need to think about more than salary and vacation benefits. There is an inextricable link between employee engagement and employee health. So much so, in fact, that study results often reveal that employees who participate in health programs are as much as three times more likely to be satisfied in their work. Nurturing this...

By on Jan 29, 2015 in Employee Benefits |

During the summer of 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court heard the case of United States v. Windsor and subsequently ruled that Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act—also known as DOMA—was unconstitutional. This portion of the act had previously prevented the federal government from recognizing marriages between same-sex couples, even when those couples lived in...

By on Jan 17, 2015 in Employee Benefits |

A 2012 study conducted by Aflac, the largest provider of supplemental insurance in the U.S., found that many of today’s workers value workplace wellness efforts. In fact, 28 percent stated that company-sponsored tools to improve health and lifestyle yield greater job satisfaction. Other research has provided statistics on workplace wellness benefits for employers....

By on Dec 12, 2014 in Employee Benefits |

You’ve probably heard the old saying “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” It basically means that the loudest wheel (or in the case of a business, employee) will be given the most maintenance (or in this case, attention). While heeding this instruction may serve you well if you’re working on a bicycle, it could actually hurt your company’s benefits program. Why is...

By on Nov 20, 2014 in Employee Benefits |

How do you measure the success of your employee benefits program? If you’re like 62 percent of the employers responding to MetLife’s annual benefits trends survey, enrollment rates are your criteria of choice. After all, even the best benefits package will fail at increasing employee engagement and decreasing turnover if too few of your workers take advantage of it....